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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Greek >> Greek

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. NOTE: I USE 50% GROUND BEEF WITH 50% GROUND LAMB, WHICH IS A BALANCED MELDING OF FLAVORS. | 2. TRADITIONAL PREPARATION METHOD: INTO a large bowl add the SEASONED GROUND MEAT ingredients without mixing; IN another small bowl beat one egg with 1 tablespoon flour; ADD egg/flour mixture to ground meat ingredients in large bowl; WHISK 1/4 cup milk and 1/8 cup ouzo or Pernod (or 1 teaspoon anise extract) in a small bowl and add 1/2 cup bread crumbs; ALLOW mixture to absorb; ADD to meat mixture; MIX well; CHILL meatball mixture until very cold (40 degrees F). | 3. QUICK FOOD PROCESSOR METHOD: INTO large food processor add 1/4 cup milk, 1 egg, 1 tablespoon flour, 1/8 cup ouzo (or 1 teaspoon anise extract) and 1/2 cup bread crumbs; PROCESS; ADD the MAIN MEATBALL INGREDIENTS except for ground lamb and feta cheese; PROCESS; ADD ground lamb; PROCESS (Feta cheese may be added to mixture now and processed or folded into after); CHILL meatball mixture until very cold (40 degrees F). | 4. SHAPE meat mixture into six patties. | 5. PLACE patties onto a baking sheet (do not use a broiler pan with grill since patties will stick to the grill and/or and be difficult to remove after broiling). | 6. PREHEAT oven to BROIL. | 7. BROIL the patties 2-3 minutes, TURN patties using a metal spatula (NOTE: YOU MAY ADD CRUMBLED FETA CHEESE OVER BURGERS NOW IF DESIRED); BROIL 2 minutes longer or until desired doneness is reached (patties will continue to cook after removing from oven); REMOVE pan from oven; COVER patties with foil. | 8. MAKE CUCUMBER-DILL SAUCE: Combine Cucumber-Dill Yogurt Sauce recipe ingredients in a small bowl (1 cup plain yogurt, 1/2 cup finely diced cucumbers, 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill or 1 1/2 teapoons dried dill, 3/4 teaspoon chopped fresh mint or 1/4 teaspoon dried mint, 1/2 teaspoon finely minced onions, 1/4 teaspoon finely grated fresh lemon zest); CHILL before serving. | 9. WARM or toast buns if desired (For toasted steamed buns if desired, melt butter a large skillet over medium heat; PLACE place halved buns cut-side down; REDUCE heat and cover until buns are browned on bottom and heated through); SPREAD the CUCUMBER-DILL YOGURT SAUCE; ASSEMBLE burgers as desired with above FIXINGS. | 10. SERVE and say, "OPA"! | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
lamb	1	lb	ground ground substituted	1211.112	0.0	76.5677	97.9322
onion	1/2	cup	minced minced	32.0	7.472	0.88	0.08
garlic clove	1 -3		minced	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
pimiento olive green	1/2	cup	minced free	-	-	-	-
feta cheese	1	cup	crumbled grated	396.0	6.135	21.315	31.92
lemon juice	2	tablespoons		6.71	2.1045	0.1067	0.0732
parsley	2	tablespoons	chopped	2.736	0.4811	0.2257	0.06
mint	1	tablespoon	chopped	2.508	0.4794	0.1875	0.0416
fine sea salt	1 1/4	1/4		-	-	-	-
lemon zest	1/2	teaspoon	grated	-	-	-	-
oregano	1/2	teaspoon	dried	1.325	0.3446	0.045	0.0214
black pepper	1/2	teaspoon		2.8865	0.7354	0.1195	0.0375
allspice	1/4	teaspoon	ground	1.2492	0.3426	0.0289	0.0413
cinnamon	1/4	teaspoon	ground	-	-	-	-
cumin	1/4	teaspoon	ground	1.9688	0.2323	0.0935	0.1169
nutmeg	1/4	teaspoon	ground	2.8875	0.2711	0.0321	0.1997
white pepper	1/4	teaspoon		1.776	0.4117	0.0624	0.0127
egg	1		beaten	71.5	0.36	6.28	4.755
flour	1	tablespoon		36.1425	7.9128	0.5876	0.1402
breadcrumb	1/2	cup		-	-	-	-
milk	1/4	cup		37.21	2.9158	1.9215	1.9947
pernod	1/8	cup		-	-	-	-
olive oil				-	-	-	-
flour				36.1425	7.9128	0.5876	0.1402
bakery bun			sliced	-	-	-	-
greek yogurt	1	cup		-	-	-	-
cucumber	1/2	cup	diced	7.98	1.4364	0.3923	0.1064
dill	2	tablespoons	chopped	40.26	7.2824	2.1094	1.9193
mint	3/4	teaspoon	chopped	2.508	0.4794	0.1875	0.0416
onion	1/2	teaspoon	minced	32.0	7.472	0.88	0.08
lemon zest	1/4	teaspoon	grated	-	-	-	-
feta cheese			crumbled	396.0	6.135	21.315	31.92
green pepper			sliced grilled	-	-	-	-
red onion			sliced grilled	-	-	-	-
cucumber			sliced	-	-	-	-
tomato			sliced ripe	-	-	-	-
spinach				-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.